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Writers:
Cheh Chang (writer)
Kuang Ni (writer)
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Release Date:
12 August 1978 (Hong Kong) See more »
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Tagline:
Pick Your Poison! See more »
Plot:
A dying teacher instructs his final student to check on the activities of five former pupils, each of... See more » | Full synopsis »
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Weekly Poll Results: Best Martial Arts Movie
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
"Five Venoms" - International (English title), UK (video title)
"Five Deadly Venoms" - USA
"The Five Deadly Venoms" - USA (dubbed version)
"The Five Venoms" - Hong Kong (English title) (original subtitled version)
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Runtime:
Hong Kong:97 min
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2.35 : 1 See more »
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Certification:
Finland:K-15 | Canada:14A (Ontario) (re-rated 2009) | Canada:18A (Ontario) (re-rated 2005) | Canada:R (Ontario) (1979) | UK:18 | USA:R | Hong Kong:IIB
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Trivia:
The "snake" role was originally intended for a woman. See more »
Goofs:
Miscellaneous: Near the end where Lizard, Scorpion and the last pupil confront Snake and Centipede at the Snake's home, Lizard addresses Centipede as, "Number 5." The Centipede was actually "Number 1," and was referred to as such throughout the rest of the movie. The Toad was "Number 5," and was referred to as such throughout the rest of the movie. This is undoubtedly an error in the English dubbing, not in the original Chinese dialogue. See more »
Quotes:
Yang Tieh: Poison Clan Rocks the world! See more »
Movie Connections:
Featured in Cinema Hong Kong: Kung Fu (2003) (TV) See more »

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Why is there a spider on the cover of the Celestial Pictures DVD? There is no "spider venom" in this movie.
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9 out of 13 people found the following review useful.
To the Point!!, 18 March 2001
Author: silverandblack72 (ggill72@netscape.net) from California

After reviewing this intense martial arts movie for the first time in nearly 18 years, I must say it did not lose any of its mysticism, nor any of its eye-popping martial arts action as I had remembered from my youth. The story of a dying martial arts instructor sending his "unfinished" pupil out to find the 5 past members of his Poison Clan, so they do not seek out a fortune which the master's friend keeps hidden. Afraid that his last pupil did not have enough training, he instructs him to befriend one of the five "venoms" so as to defeat the other four.

I can't say enough about the choreography or the camera work. A fine film in its own right and quite possible one of the best martial arts movies ever made. A CLASSIC!!

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